Articles by Genevieve Glatsky

Genevieve Glatsky is a freelance journalist based in Bogotá, Colombia covering the environment and human rights. To see more of her work, follow her on Twitter @thegreatglatsky.

Grounded by conflict and COVID, Colombia’s bird tourism struggles to soar

by Genevieve Glatsky 14 January 2022

PUTUMAYO, Colombia — When Jonh Jairo Mueses-Cisneros was approached by leadership at Corpoamazonia about turning Colombia’s southwestern department of Putumayo into a bird-watching hotspot more than 10 years ago, he…

Blue Anole from Colombia. Photo by Thomas Marent

For Latin America’s environmental defenders, Escazú Agreement is a voice and a shield

by Genevieve Glatsky 7 January 2021

Bogotá — As the world became fixated on the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the situation for environmental defenders across the globe has only become more precarious. In 2019, 212 environmental…

In Bogotá, communities weave an unlikely wetland success story

by Genevieve Glatsky 4 August 2020

BOGOTA — The first time biologist Luis Jorge Vargas visited the Conejera wetlands in 1993 it was as an undergraduate doing research. He said he and his fellow classmates remained…